The Lightcatcher Building will be newest addition to the Whatcom Museum. It is located in the downtown area of Bellingham, WA, within a newly created, Arts and Cultural District, which includes restore...

Naturally illuminating the interior environment provides color rendering and light levels ideal for viewing art, while efficient temperature and air quality controls, lighting and envelope systems provide the ideal interior environment for preserving North Carolina’s priceless collection of art.AIA's Honor Award Jury comments:Worthy of recognition for the precision and technology that went into the design of the ceiling and light well – the way daylight is brought into this building is ingenious.From a distance, the building appears as a normal industrial building fitting into its context – upon approach it is an amazingly precise and elegant box. Very unique for a museum in that it contributes to the overall master plan for this part of the city.